HPV vaccine?

Ok with all the vaccine threads about whether or not to wait or not or get on a delayed schedule, I was wondering how many moms of baby girls will choose ( thank god it's not till a ways away to make this choice) but to vaccinate for this? It's something I see at the pedis office! BTW for all the medical pp on the board if you can answer how is HPV contracted? Only through intercourse? Sorry don't know much about it.

Ok with all the vaccine threads about whether or not to wait or not or get on a delayed schedule, I was wondering how many moms of baby girls will choose ( thank god it's not till a ways away to make this choice) but to vaccinate for this? It's something I see at the pedis office! BTW for all the medical pp on the board if you can answer how is HPV contracted? Only through intercourse? Sorry don't know much about it.

My oldest dd is 8 and I will not get her the HPV vaccine. I also not for my 4 and 4 month lo. My children are vaccinated with all of the other main vaccines. I think most are nit needed. Truthfully, the only reason they are is because you have to be in DC for school purposes. The HPV vaccine doesn't even vaccinate against all forms of HPV. For some odd reason I think it's one of those "conspiracy" drugs along with the rest of these so called "needed" things. Maybe infertility in the future ? No they will not get the HPV vaccine.

My oldest dd is 8 and I will not get her the HPV vaccine. I also not for my 4 and 4 month lo. My children are vaccinated with all of the other main vaccines. I think most are nit needed. Truthfully, the only reason they are is because you have to be in DC for school purposes. The HPV vaccine doesn't even vaccinate against all forms of HPV. For some odd reason I think it's one of those "conspiracy" drugs along with the rest of these so called "needed" things. Maybe infertility in the future ? No they will not get the HPV vaccine.

I am on the fence with this myself. Granted genital warts is the most common STI in 16-24 year oldsand it's caused by HPV, but the vaccine hasn't been around long enough to know how safe it is. I think that having the talk with our kids and making sure they know about safe sex is more important, because of the fact that it's spread by unprotected intercourse.

I am on the fence with this myself. Granted genital warts is the most common STI in 16-24 year oldsand it's caused by HPV, but the vaccine hasn't been around long enough to know how safe it is. I think that having the talk with our kids and making sure they know about safe sex is more important, because of the fact that it's spread by unprotected intercourse.

If my daughter needed it right now, we would choose no. But my daughter is only 3 so I am not going to say yes or no at this time. I am waiting, waiting to see if they correct the mistakes with the current vaccine and if I feel comfortable later in life I will discuss with her. I dont think I would get it at 11 anyway but I would start open dialoge about it.

If my daughter needed it right now, we would choose no. But my daughter is only 3 so I am not going to say yes or no at this time. I am waiting, waiting to see if they correct the mistakes with the current vaccine and if I feel comfortable later in life I will discuss with her. I dont think I would get it at 11 anyway but I would start open dialoge about it.

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From:
KatieDS

To: TAFKASemiCrunchie

Posted: Jan-11 09:34 AM (6 of 55)

I agree with what you said about it - my daughter is 5, it's not an issue for us right now. When it becomes an issue I will do the research and I will include my daughter in that decision as by then she will be old enough to start making certain choices about her body.

It will be discussion between my daughter, her parents and her doctor that will lead to a decision.

I am thankful that by then it will have been in use long enough where there will be more information available.

I agree with what you said about it - my daughter is 5, it's not an issue for us right now. When it becomes an issue I will do the research and I will include my daughter in that decision as by then she will be old enough to start making certain choices about her body.

It will be discussion between my daughter, her parents and her doctor that will lead to a decision.

I am thankful that by then it will have been in use long enough where there will be more information available.

The Gardasil protects against the 4 most common types of hpv or 90% of all infections including the the most common cancer causing kind. But there are 40 different kinds of hpv. With hpv the number one STD in this country, I think it is a worthy vaccine. That said it is still new. The long term effects are still not known. Nor is it clear how long the vaccine is effective. If you wait to vaccinate your daughter, she can go to the health dept to get it herself after 18 without your consent.

I've never had a bad pap, but I know lots of women who have and lots more that have required surgical intervention. I will not right off this vaccine entirely.

The Gardasil protects against the 4 most common types of hpv or 90% of all infections including the the most common cancer causing kind. But there are 40 different kinds of hpv. With hpv the number one STD in this country, I think it is a worthy vaccine. That said it is still new. The long term effects are still not known. Nor is it clear how long the vaccine is effective. If you wait to vaccinate your daughter, she can go to the health dept to get it herself after 18 without your consent.

I've never had a bad pap, but I know lots of women who have and lots more that have required surgical intervention. I will not right off this vaccine entirely.

I will have to allow this vaccine so my girls can enter high school where we live. It is a requirement, as they believe all teenagers will be sexually active. There is about 7 more years for the vaccine to be researched before my oldest would absolutely be required to have it. My sister got the vaccine when it was fairly new and has not had any bad side effects, so I may allow it on the schedule made up by my children's doctor.

I will have to allow this vaccine so my girls can enter high school where we live. It is a requirement, as they believe all teenagers will be sexually active. There is about 7 more years for the vaccine to be researched before my oldest would absolutely be required to have it. My sister got the vaccine when it was fairly new and has not had any bad side effects, so I may allow it on the schedule made up by my children's doctor.

How did I decide? It was tough. Bottom line - I trust my pedi beyond any other person besides my husband or my best friend, really. We are very open. He calls us on the weekends to check on things, he is honest and candid about other vaccines and parenting issues in general.

We talked about this - he said "my girls got it". That was enough for me. He does write for the journals and researches things extensively, like the H1N1 which he was adimantly against.

I trust him, I guess, is what I am trying to say.

I did worry then, though. I do worry now, too. I worry that something will come out about how it is harmful to this or that, as it is so new. I just worry.

She got it, though.

My daughter got it, mainly for the cancer aspect.

How did I decide? It was tough. Bottom line - I trust my pedi beyond any other person besides my husband or my best friend, really. We are very open. He calls us on the weekends to check on things, he is honest and candid about other vaccines and parenting issues in general.

We talked about this - he said "my girls got it". That was enough for me. He does write for the journals and researches things extensively, like the H1N1 which he was adimantly against.

I trust him, I guess, is what I am trying to say.

I did worry then, though. I do worry now, too. I worry that something will come out about how it is harmful to this or that, as it is so new. I just worry.

I was never truly against the HPV vaccine until my sister got it. She was in her early 20's when her Dr. gave her the shot. Since then she has had so many horrible side effects. She had numbness and tingling in her arms and legs and Bell's Palsy that caused the left side of her face to lose all muscle control for over one month. When she had the Bell's Palsy we thought she had had a stroke. It was so scary. We cannot prove that it was the vaccine that did this to her but her side effects started immediately after the shot. She still has these side effects off and on. Though she hasn't had full Bell's Palsy since the original episode, she does get continuous numbness in her face. Because of this I will not be getting this vaccine for my daughter when she gets older. It is still too new of a vaccine with too many unknown and known side effects.

I was never truly against the HPV vaccine until my sister got it. She was in her early 20's when her Dr. gave her the shot. Since then she has had so many horrible side effects. She had numbness and tingling in her arms and legs and Bell's Palsy that caused the left side of her face to lose all muscle control for over one month. When she had the Bell's Palsy we thought she had had a stroke. It was so scary. We cannot prove that it was the vaccine that did this to her but her side effects started immediately after the shot. She still has these side effects off and on. Though she hasn't had full Bell's Palsy since the original episode, she does get continuous numbness in her face. Because of this I will not be getting this vaccine for my daughter when she gets older. It is still too new of a vaccine with too many unknown and known side effects.

If I had to make the decision today, no we would not be having Bella get the HPV vaccine. However, Bella is only 15 months old - I can't begin to guess where this vaccine will be in that many years and what my opinion will be on it at that time.

If I had to make the decision today, no we would not be having Bella get the HPV vaccine. However, Bella is only 15 months old - I can't begin to guess where this vaccine will be in that many years and what my opinion will be on it at that time.

As someone who contracted HPV through date rape and had to deal with years of biopsies and having parts of my cervix removed, I wish they had the vaccine when I was younger. However, I'm still not sure that I'd force it on my daughters, but rather wait and let them make the decision in high school.

As someone who contracted HPV through date rape and had to deal with years of biopsies and having parts of my cervix removed, I wish they had the vaccine when I was younger. However, I'm still not sure that I'd force it on my daughters, but rather wait and let them make the decision in high school.

I think that, no matter what your decision is on the vaccine, it is more important to sit down with your child (female or male) and have a talk about HPV and other STIs.

You can't fully protect from a disease with a vaccine that only helps prevent four strains. You can get HPV even with condom use. That being said, my son (yes, son), and definitely any daughters I have in the future, will most likely get the vaccine (although it's far in the future). But I think the talk and some knowledge goes farther than a series of shots. It's a serious disease with serious consequences, and no shot is going to encourage STI testing, discretion in choosing sex partners and safer sex practices. It's going to come down to what your child knows or doesn't know and how that influences their decisions, not whether or not they got Gardisil.

I'm not opposed to the vaccine, though. Ive got it (although after I already had HPV) and my kids will get it, but I can respect a parent who isn't sold on the vaccine and chooses not to use it.

I think that, no matter what your decision is on the vaccine, it is more important to sit down with your child (female or male) and have a talk about HPV and other STIs.

You can't fully protect from a disease with a vaccine that only helps prevent four strains. You can get HPV even with condom use. That being said, my son (yes, son), and definitely any daughters I have in the future, will most likely get the vaccine (although it's far in the future). But I think the talk and some knowledge goes farther than a series of shots. It's a serious disease with serious consequences, and no shot is going to encourage STI testing, discretion in choosing sex partners and safer sex practices. It's going to come down to what your child knows or doesn't know and how that influences their decisions, not whether or not they got Gardisil.

I'm not opposed to the vaccine, though. Ive got it (although after I already had HPV) and my kids will get it, but I can respect a parent who isn't sold on the vaccine and chooses not to use it.

To Manologirl.. You said your pedi is against the H1N1 vaccine? I was asked and still am about whether I'm getting it or not and I still have not! I don't know what it is I just don't seem comfortable getting that one for some reason. Was curios to see what your pedi said about it!

To Manologirl.. You said your pedi is against the H1N1 vaccine? I was asked and still am about whether I'm getting it or not and I still have not! I don't know what it is I just don't seem comfortable getting that one for some reason. Was curios to see what your pedi said about it!

I most definitely will! If I can help her prevent cancer I cannot see a good reason not to. HPV is serious and very scary. It is also as common as gum on a sidewalk and not generally tested for (obviously the high risk kind- if you have genital warts you will eventually know).

I most definitely will! If I can help her prevent cancer I cannot see a good reason not to. HPV is serious and very scary. It is also as common as gum on a sidewalk and not generally tested for (obviously the high risk kind- if you have genital warts you will eventually know).

We had a scare in my family because ym sister thought she had gotten it from her fiance....I guess it doesn't always show up in the STD tests given to guys. I am one of those people that believe before you sleep with someone, both should be tested for STDs. She was raised the same way, and thoutght she was clear until they started fertility tests on her ans found out she had cervical cancer. So, because of that scare, I got the HPV shot like four years ago. Unless it comes out that there is something wrong with it, my daughter will get it too.

We had a scare in my family because ym sister thought she had gotten it from her fiance....I guess it doesn't always show up in the STD tests given to guys. I am one of those people that believe before you sleep with someone, both should be tested for STDs. She was raised the same way, and thoutght she was clear until they started fertility tests on her ans found out she had cervical cancer. So, because of that scare, I got the HPV shot like four years ago. Unless it comes out that there is something wrong with it, my daughter will get it too.

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From:
BB42012

To: 1cowgirlmomma

Posted: Jan-11 01:48 PM (20 of 55)

I've had 3 surgeries to remove tumors from my cervix caused by one of the forms of HPV. All of these were done before I was even 21. I never had warts or anything like that so I would have never known if it hadn't been for abnormal pap smears and biopsies. I think the vaccine in theory is a wonderful idea in theory but I also don't know the long term effects of this vaccine because it is so new. Also, there are many strains of HPV and this vaccine doesn't cover all of them so I think at this point in time if I had a daughter, I'd be preach safe sex (not just for intercourse but also for oral) all over the place and holding off on the vaccine.

I've had 3 surgeries to remove tumors from my cervix caused by one of the forms of HPV. All of these were done before I was even 21. I never had warts or anything like that so I would have never known if it hadn't been for abnormal pap smears and biopsies. I think the vaccine in theory is a wonderful idea in theory but I also don't know the long term effects of this vaccine because it is so new. Also, there are many strains of HPV and this vaccine doesn't cover all of them so I think at this point in time if I had a daughter, I'd be preach safe sex (not just for intercourse but also for oral) all over the place and holding off on the vaccine.

Boy or girl my children will be getting the vaccine - but when they are older and entering puberty.

I got the vaccine when I was 18 when they offered it for free for women between 16-25 years in Australia.

When I was 16 I contracted HPV through a sexual partner, I always used condoms, so no you do not have to have unprotected sex to get HPV.

I was unfortunate to end up with unsightly painful warts that had to be frozen off, but once I had the vaccine the warts have never shown since.

The vaccine may not protect against all strains of HpV but it protects against the most common ones.

Saying your not going to get a vaccine just because it doesn't cover all strains is ridiculous. the flu shot doesn't protect against every single strain of the flu, the meningococcal vaccine only protects against the C strain not the A or B or six other strains of meningococcal, but if I can protect my kid from one less strain of disease i will.

Boy or girl my children will be getting the vaccine - but when they are older and entering puberty.

I got the vaccine when I was 18 when they offered it for free for women between 16-25 years in Australia.

When I was 16 I contracted HPV through a sexual partner, I always used condoms, so no you do not have to have unprotected sex to get HPV.

I was unfortunate to end up with unsightly painful warts that had to be frozen off, but once I had the vaccine the warts have never shown since.

The vaccine may not protect against all strains of HpV but it protects against the most common ones.

Saying your not going to get a vaccine just because it doesn't cover all strains is ridiculous. the flu shot doesn't protect against every single strain of the flu, the meningococcal vaccine only protects against the C strain not the A or B or six other strains of meningococcal, but if I can protect my kid from one less strain of disease i will.

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